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Kadu Malleshwara Temple

Bengaluru, Karnataka · 13.0050°, 77.5715°

Shiva (as Mallikarjuna)MarathaDravidian

Sacred since

1669 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

1669 (Maratha)

Maratha

History & significance

A 17th-century Shiva temple in the Malleshwaram district of Bengaluru, built in 1669 by Venkoji, step-brother of the Maratha king Shivaji, and giving the surrounding locality its name. Shivaratri draws thousands of worshippers from across the city.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Maratha